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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 26, 2021

1,896 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.34/cwt +14.32 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 525 lb · 110 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.99/cwt +5.45 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 618 lb · 103 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.56/cwt +16.37 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 624 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,896 1,504 1,813
Feeder cattle 1,619 1,190 1,387
Slaughter cattle 232 224 342
Replacement cattle 45 90 84

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to same last week, Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Steers under 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, over 600 lbs 2.00 higher. Heifers were 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Bull calves steady to 2.00 lower. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 181.00–185.00 $183.09 $430 —
265 265 1 190.00 $190.00 $504 —
300–345 318 7 167.50–178.00 $172.70 $549 +17.70
360–395 376 27 160.00–181.00 $170.39 $641 +17.29
415–435 427 6 164.00–169.00 $166.15 $709 +9.68
450–498 479 49 150.00–176.00 $164.90 $790 +18.26
518 value added 518 2 160.00 $160.00 $829 —
500–548 527 38 145.00–170.00 $157.83 $832 +10.01
550–599 578 57 140.00–162.00 $154.14 $891 +3.12
582 value added 582 9 156.00 $156.00 $908 +1.00
608–621 value added 614 14 152.00–154.00 $153.13 $940 +5.13
618 fancy 618 2 161.00 $161.00 $995 +7.00
600–648 619 87 130.00–158.00 $149.23 $924 +7.77
650–693 672 26 135.00–149.00 $143.37 $963 +4.08
700–740 717 32 136.00–156.00 $142.19 $1,020 +9.79
720–729 value added 725 10 141.00–145.00 $143.01 $1,037 —
755–785 771 11 134.00–143.00 $139.08 $1,072 +8.89
760–784 value added 774 10 137.00–144.50 $140.20 $1,085 +0.70
815 815 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,051 -8.00
837 value added 837 9 138.50 $138.50 $1,159 —
865–890 878 2 110.00–126.00 $118.11 $1,037 -5.89
905 905 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,113 —
990–995 993 2 111.00–120.00 $115.51 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 152.50 $152.50 $404 —
320 320 1 171.00 $171.00 $547 —
350–388 379 8 148.00–164.00 $157.43 $597 —
405–425 416 4 135.00–144.00 $138.82 $577 —
460–490 480 8 136.00–163.00 $148.99 $715 +13.99
500–543 530 8 135.00–148.00 $142.86 $757 +5.86
550–585 572 6 130.00–140.00 $137.07 $784 +11.96
610–645 634 10 128.00–139.00 $131.98 $837 +8.29
650–670 659 4 130.00–138.00 $133.51 $880 —
723–743 733 4 122.00–130.00 $126.05 $924 —
764 764 9 130.00 $130.00 $993 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 159.00 $159.00 $612 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 225 4 152.50–161.00 $158.53 $357 —
265–295 282 5 148.00–162.50 $152.07 $429 —
310–345 327 11 137.50–162.50 $149.51 $489 +14.00
350–395 377 11 138.00–151.00 $145.99 $550 +13.96
400–448 423 19 138.00–155.00 $146.53 $620 +15.08
470 value added 470 3 140.00 $140.00 $658 —
450–495 476 57 137.00–151.00 $144.34 $687 +11.69
500–545 523 99 130.00–147.00 $139.06 $727 +15.08
523–549 value added 544 11 141.00–142.00 $141.83 $772 +8.87
554–580 value added 559 10 137.00–142.00 $138.04 $772 —
550–595 575 66 130.00–143.00 $136.44 $785 +10.28
605–623 value added 618 18 136.00–140.00 $138.74 $857 —
600–645 626 64 124.00–140.00 $133.38 $835 +15.19
656 value added 656 11 138.00 $138.00 $905 +10.00
650–695 671 20 124.00–135.00 $128.79 $864 +6.71
700–740 722 18 117.00–130.00 $124.31 $898 +12.83
715–736 value added 735 25 129.00–135.25 $135.01 $992 +13.50
751–790 772 12 113.00–130.00 $123.58 $954 +10.91
805–840 817 3 110.00–121.00 $117.23 $958 —
885 885 1 110.00 $110.00 $974 —
916 916 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 145.00 $145.00 $377 —
320–335 330 5 120.00–134.00 $127.95 $422 —
355–380 370 10 125.00–147.00 $135.16 $500 —
400–440 413 6 124.00–146.00 $132.94 $549 +7.94
463–495 475 10 130.00–140.00 $133.63 $635 —
505–545 518 4 124.00–133.00 $127.95 $663 +7.95
550–595 578 11 122.00–130.00 $125.69 $726 +10.69
615–640 632 8 110.00–130.00 $126.81 $801 —
690–693 692 3 110.00–120.00 $113.32 $784 —
715–745 730 2 110.00–112.00 $110.98 $810 —
880 880 2 101.00 $101.00 $889 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 130.00 $130.00 $494 —
470 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 —
592 592 3 120.00 $120.00 $710 —
610 610 1 110.00 $110.00 $671 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 131.00 $131.00 $445 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–448 433 20 144.00–168.00 $158.09 $685 +6.08
450–495 478 41 145.00–163.00 $156.65 $749 +10.91
500–545 519 18 138.00–160.00 $148.66 $772 +10.70
550–595 568 27 130.00–145.00 $138.21 $785 +4.54
600–645 616 18 127.00–140.00 $134.20 $827 +9.77
655–685 670 4 125.00–130.00 $127.47 $854 +3.01
700–740 717 7 121.00–125.00 $122.15 $876 +7.03
755–785 770 2 120.00–124.00 $121.96 $939 +7.76
800–830 818 4 103.00–115.00 $109.83 $898 +10.40
855 855 1 90.00 $90.00 $770 —
915 915 1 79.00 $79.00 $723 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–408 407 3 128.00–150.00 $142.70 $581 +14.70
450–495 479 12 127.00–148.00 $141.21 $676 +11.62
500–545 518 7 127.00–140.00 $133.51 $692 +7.51
560–595 580 8 130.00–133.00 $130.36 $756 +10.56
900 900 1 100.00 $100.00 $900 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 121.00 $121.00 $557 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 80-85% 1 62.00 $62.00 $688 —
920–1775 1246 80-85% 58 63.00–75.50 $69.58 $867 —
1080–1525 1347 80-85% 9 71.00–80.00 $74.63 $1,005 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1225 919 85-90% 18 36.00–53.50 $48.06 $442 -5.21
810–1415 1020 85-90% 32 51.00–65.00 $59.20 $604 -2.95
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1995 1477 75-80% 36 65.00–76.50 $70.89 $1,047 —
1595 1595 75-80% 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,244 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1695 1398 6 85.00–92.50 $88.99 $1,244 —
1150–2520 1737 18 89.00–105.50 $98.31 $1,708 +1.46
1665–1915 1823 3 105.00–107.00 $106.16 $1,935 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00
945 945 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 92.00 $92.00 $409 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.